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New UNESCO gateway to information for archivists and archive user s worldwide



New UNESCO gateway to information for archivists and archive users worldwide

UNESCO launches its Archives Portal at
http://www.unesco.org/webworld/portal_archives. The UNESCO Archives Portal
gives access to websites of archival institutions around the world.  It is
also a gateway to resources related to records and archives management and
to international co-operation in this area.

With the Archives Portal, UNESCO provides a single interactive access point
to information for archivists and users of archives worldwide.

Visitors to the UNESCO Archives Portal can browse through pre-established
categories or search for specific words.  They can add a new link or modify
an already existing link.  An electronic Newsletter will provide information
on new entries.  The "In Focus" section presents websites of archives which
are particularly interesting.  Visitors can also rank websites of archives
and related institutions through an on-line rating system.

At the date of its launch, the UNESCO Archives Portal gives access to a
first set of several hundred websites.
UNESCO encourages all visitors to add links in order to increase rapidly
their number.

The links on the UNESCO Archives Portal are listed according to the
following categories:

*       Archives (National Archives, Regional and State Archives, Special
Archives)
*       Associations (Professional Associations, Professional Institutions)
*       Conferences and Meetings (International and regional events)
*       Education and Training (Institutions and training courses relating
to archives)
*       International Co-operation (Organizations and co-operation
programmes)
*       Internet Resources (Archives Portals, On-line Directories,
Publications, Mailing Lists)
*       Preservation and Conservation (Organizations, Programmes,
Techniques)
*       Primary Sources Online (Finding Aids, Documents)

Webmasters of archive websites listed in the UNESCO Archives Portal are
invited to post the UNESCO Archives Portal logo on their website for
promoting this new resource.

For more information, please contact

Axel Plathe
UNESCO
Information Society Division
1, rue Miollis
75015 Paris
France
t       33.1.45.68.44.67
f       33.1.45.68.55.83
e       a.plathe@unesco.org
w       http://www.unesco.org/webworld

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